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Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain in their homes, services may include in-home personal assistant, homemaker services, maintenance home health, home delivered meals and more.

United Way of Greater St Louis 211

Envision Unlimited provides a variety of residential living arrangements and supports to adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD).Services are individualized and person-centered. The intent is to assist each individual to live in the community in a setting most aligned with his/her preferences and those of his/her guardian, where applicable. Envision Unlimited accepts responsibility for providing directly, or by arrangements with other agencies or professionals, all necessary services for all individuals accepted for service.For individuals living in apartment settings, efforts are made to vary support to allow greater independence but also to see that needs are met and adequate support is supplied. Often, needs for support vary with stressors in the individual's life or life span changes. Some individuals can live with family members when assisted with staff support. Others reside in small group homes supporting one to eight individuals. Host family settings are also available. Medication management and monitoring are provided to members.

211 Metro Chicago

Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain independent in their homes. Offers the following program options for independence:

• Personal Assistant (PA): Provides assistance with household tasks, personal care and, with permission of a doctor, certain health care procedures. PAs are selected, employed, and supervised by individual customers.

• Homemaker Services: Personal care provided by trained and professionally supervised personnel for customers who are unable to direct the services of a PA. Instruction and assistance in household management and self-care are also available.

• Maintenance Home Health: Services provided through a treatment plan prescribed by a physician or other health care professional. Other services include nursing care and physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

• Electronic Home Response: Emergency response system offered by hospitals and community service organizations. This rented signaling device provides 24-hour emergency coverage, permitting the individual to alert trained professionals at hospitals, fire departments, or police departments.

• Home Delivered Meals: Provided to individuals who can feed themselves but are unable to prepare food.

• Adult Day Care: The direct care and supervision of customers in a community-based setting to promote their social, physical, and emotional well-being.

• Assistive Equipment: Devices or equipment either purchased or rented to increase an individual's independence and capability to perform household and personal care tasks at home.

• Environmental Modification: Modifications in the home that help compensate for loss of ability, strength, mobility or sensation; increase safety in the home, and decrease dependence on direct assistance from others.

• Respite Services: Temporary care for adults and children with disabilities aimed at relieving stress to families. Respite services may be provided for vacation, rest, errands, family crisis or emergency. Services may include personal assistant, homemaker or home health.

Also provides specialized services for people with HIV/AIDS and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Community Reintegration Program helps individuals with disabilities who live in nursing homes move into community with the supports they need to live as independently as possible.

Lake County 211

Provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain in their homes, services may include in-home personal assistant, homemaker services, maintenance home health, electronic home response, home delivered meals, adult day care, assistive equipment, environmental modification and respite services.

United Way of Greater St Louis 211